Ujamaa Essays

(1) Umoja-Unity; (2) Kujichagulia-Self Determination; (3) Ujima- Collective Identity, (4) Ujamaa-Cooperative Economics, (5) Nia-Purpose, (6) Kuumba-Creativity, (7)

Kwanzaa is a seven day or “week-long” celebration held in the United States and in the Americas and other nations of the West African diaspora. The celebration honors African heritage in African-American culture, and is observed from December 26 to January 1, with a feast and partaking of gifts. Kwanzaa has seven core principles. It was created by Maulana Karenga and was first celebrated in 1966 through 1967. Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett July 14, 1941) is an African-American

Kwanzaa is a relatively new holiday that celebrates African heritage and culture. The holiday was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an African-American professor of Africana Studies at California State University in Long Beach. The holiday was designed to be a non-religious, non-political celebration that would bring together African-Americans to honor their heritage and traditions. The holiday is celebrated annually from December 26th to January 1st. It is based on ancient African harvest festivals

The Symbionese Liberation Army, active only between 1973 – 1975, were an American self-styled left-wing revolutionary group that considered themselves to be acting on behalf of the working class. The group are mainly famous for the kidnapping of publishing heiress, Patricia “Patty” Hearst in 1974, but they also committed bank robberies, two murders and other acts of violence. The S.L.A. grew out of a black inmate organisation, the Black Cultural Association, active in California’s Vacaville Prison